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Thought I’d share a few pictures from today… while my older sons are off skiing with their Grandparents for the weekend, the rest of us spent the day in our backyard. Leesburg is practically our backyard, and my favorite local place for hitting a few antique shops and a couple of good bakeries (if you know me, you know those are 2 of my favorite destinations!).
This shop always has wonderful painted furniture pieces. It seems that every time I stop in, I find myself saying,”this would make a great storage piece for my dream studio…..”
And isn’t this such a sweet picture…looks like a graduating class from 1913 – almost 100 years ago! I was intrigued by this one, and looked at each face one by one…..wondering who they were and what they were thinking. Just look at the big white bows worn by many of the girls! I read somewhere, maybe on a blog, how the writer collected old pictures of a certain theme…say for example, graduation pictures, siblings, beach scenes, weddings, boys with puppies…. I think this would be a fun! I know for one I do love pictures of sailors – young or old. Today I saw the sweetest picture of two brothers in their sailor suits…
And this last one…. It’s the Mighty Midget Kitchen. What a curious little restaurant with an equally interesting history. Would you believe it was created from a recycled piece of a WWII bomber. I read that there were several constructed by a CA company, but that this is the only one still in existence.
Sunday, January 17th is the opening day for the Richard Salley workshop!! It would be GREAT to meet you there for this brand new workshop!
Thank you for your visit!
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Cindy Wimmer is a jewelry designer with a passion for combining vintage elements with modern wire design. She is the co-founder of artBLISS, hosting jewelry and mixed media workshops in the DC area. Her best-selling jewelry design book, The Missing Link, was released in Fall 2013. Read more.
I loved to go visit those antique shops with you. Have a great time with Richard Salley – I think I am going to drown my keyboard again…
Hi Cindy! It’s great to have a visit over here once again. I see you’ve been busy, as always! I just love how you mix up your work with you family outings and general lifetime activities. You never stop, do you?! Have a great rest of your weekend!
Thanks for the tour. Very interesting!
Hey Cindy, I have been to the same antique shops in Leesburg and Steve and I are thinking of going to Leesburg tomorrow…
Cindy I am with you, antique shops and bakery’s a wonderful combination!!
Great to hear from you!! This shop looks so interesting!! and what an awsome restaurant …
Ahhhh Little Mom,
Two of life’s necessities all on the same day!!! Life just doesn’t get much better!!!!
Oh yeah!!! that would be the perfect storage in a little art space. Sure beats the aesthetics of gray rubbermaid tubs all to heck 😉
Pattie 😉
Mazatlan Mx.
PS I agree with Renate, auuuhmmmm sob!
How I loved to explore the antique shops when I lived in Ol’ Virginny! I bought most of my antiques there and in Georgia once upon a time!
My boys, especially the older one, would love to check out that restaurant. They would think that is so cool!!
what a fun outing! i love old photos too, i wonder about what their lives were like.
Aw, how fun!
You and I would totally get along because I LOVE wandering aimlessly through random antique and thrift shops and looking at old pictures and thinking exactly what you were thinking with the picture above-Well, I actually love wondering about ANYTHING vintage: Who wore it, what they were thinking when they got it, did it have a good home, etc.
That diner is just the coolest thing ever-I never knew you could go green and upcycle restaurants! LOL
Cindy I just popped in to say Hi! and to thanks you again for visiting my blogs. I also checked out your Etsy shop and was blown away by your creations, I especially loved the ‘My Secret Garden’ necklace.
Sounds like a great marriage for me too Bakeries and
antigue shops! Yum and now Im hungry! Theres a Giveaway
Im not hosting it but wrote about it on my Blog chek it out!
It looks like yall had a fun day!
Baked goodies and antique goodies! Sounds like a perfect day. That photo is so interesting. I think old photos look haunting with the sepia tones.
Hi Cindy~
Just popping by to thank you so much for following me from Dawn’s and for leaving me a comment. I’ve so enjoyed looking around here at your lovely blog. What beautiful work you’re doing with bracelets! Found myself stopping here to comment because of the class photo. That’s the first class photo I’ve seen where everyone looks so interesting and alert and just plain attractive! Ha! Thanks again!
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